No Estes Park sports this week

CHSAA and EP officials assessing the season

By Walt Hester

Trail-Gazette

Posted:
09/19/2013 05:26:20 AM MDT

Estes Park school district officials stand and answer questions in the back of the daily town hall meeting on Saturday. Schools and school activities are cancelled for the week, with officials hoping to reassess the situation at week's end. (Walt Hester / Estes Park Trail-Gazette)

With widespread devastation from last week's floods from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, Estes Park Athletic Director, along with the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) and other officials have suspended the fall sports season for at least this week.

"We have postponed all practices or competition this week," said Estes Park School District's Athletic Director Janet Bielmaier. "No one is practicing this week."

Teams, coaches and athletes have more than the practices and competitions to worry about. For academics and safety, certain things have to be addressed.

"We have to get school up and running in order to have practices," explained Bielmaier. "We have to wait and see the condition of Hwy. 7, to be sure that it is safe for travel, both for our teams and visiting teams."

AD Bielmaier is communicating with CHSAA officials about the situation in Estes Park and that of most of the Front Range. Thompson Valley schools, Boulder Valley, St. Vrain schools and many more were hit by last week's storms and flooding. Lyons schools are likely finished just as the season began.

"We are unique in our highway situation," said Bielmaier. "We are not unique in being effected, but in terms of the highways and transportation, we are unique."

This week, the Estes Park Aquatic Center is open. They have showers but are in a no-flush zone. They do have port-a-johns, however. The Aquatic Center opens at 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.Monday through Friday. They will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

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With the school athletic season in flux, circumstances can change. Check back at eptrail.com for updates.